Lex Caecilia de vectigalibus
The lex Caecilia de vectigalibus was a Roman law, passed in 60 BC, and proposed by the praetor Caecilius Metellus Nepos, concerning the abolition of port duties in Italy.[1][2]
The senate wished to remove Nepos' name from the bill, and replace it with another, but this attempt failed.[3].
Background
The complaints against port duties were not so much against the tax itself, but against the behaviour of the publicani during their collections. [4] Under Caesar taxes on imported commodities from overseas were reimposed.
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See also
- List of Roman laws
- Roman Law
References
- Williamson, Callie (24 February 2010). "The Laws of the Roman People: Public Law in the Expansion and Decline of the Roman Republic". University of Michigan Press.
- Nicali, Antonio. "A Historical Outlook on the Italian Customs Policy".
- Cassius Dio, Roman History, 37.51.3-4
- "LacusCurtius • Customs Duties in Roman Times (Smith's Dictionary, 1875)". penelope.uchicago.edu.
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